Dedicatory Service by K. C. Russell

Review and Herald Publishing Association · Washington, D. C. · Jun 15, 1905

Dedicatory Service

By K. C. Russell

On Sabbath, June 10, the church known as the People's Seventh-day Adventist church of Washington, in charge of Elder L. C. Sheafe, began a two days' dedicatory service of their church building, which they have recently purchased at the corner of Tenth and V Streets, N. W.

At the morning service the house was crowded. In addition to their regular members, the Eighth Street Seventh-day Adventist church was in attendance, besides members from the Memorial and Takoma Park churches.

The services were exceedingly practical and interesting. Elder Sheafe delivered a discourse, which was based upon the twenty-eighth chapter of Acts, from which he drew many practical lessons. Following the sermon addresses were given by Brethren Thompson and Howard, and the writer, after which the right hand of fellowship was extended to seven new members.

This church building was the property of the First Church of the New Jerusalem. The lot is fifty by ninety-five feet, and the building is a three-story brick church edifice. Eight years ago this property cost seventeen thousand dollars, but was purchased by Elder Sheafe and his church for the sum of ten thousand dollars. A liberal payment has been made on the principal with an arrangement to pay the rest on easy terms.

Our earnest prayer is that the Lord may continue to bless this church, in adding to its number precious souls who will be an honor to the third angel's message.

Elder Sheafe began a series of tent-meetings on Monday evening at Twenty-second and N Streets, N. W.

K. C. RUSSELL.